Even if purposes are imposed upon individuals , the fact remains that life has many purposes and not one.
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 6:44 PM, rigs <[email protected]> wrote: > Provided they actually have a choice- it is more likely to be imposed > upon the individual. This is an interesting thought to pursue, RP. > > On Jan 23, 8:01 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> There are many purposes in life and individuals choose the particular one >> suitable to their nature , relevant to their times. >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:36:29 PM UTC+5:30, Gabby wrote: >> >> > I would suggest to leave the dog owners with their sentiments just as much >> > as the god-given with their purpose. How about saying the purpose of life >> > and survival is to create meaning/make sense of it all? Or would that be a >> > too counter-argumentative, unspecified, unobjectifiable, unproductive, >> > circular, non-sensical approach? >> >> > 2013/1/23 RP Singh <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> >> >> If survival were the purpose for an individual , morality and >> >> patriotism would make no sense. In my opinion man is born without a >> >> god-given purpose , and it is society which builds , develops and >> >> inculcates a purpose in the individual. That would explain the >> >> self-sacrificing deeds of great valor exhibited by many people. >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 6:48 PM, rigs <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> >> wrote: >> >> > We do not always know what impact lives have upon one another but I >> >> > stand by my opinion that our primary purpose is to live/survive. As >> >> > you know, Jesus made use of sinners- Romans fell on their swords in >> >> > shame- early Christians earned sainthood- Islam distorts martyrdom as >> >> > a war tactic. >> >> >> > On Jan 21, 10:25 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> " To live. " As everyone , saint and sinner , lives that makes life >> >> >> purposeless at least spiritually. If mere existing is the purpose then >> >> >> howsoever you live is important and there is no use for martyrdom. >> >> >> >> On Monday, January 21, 2013 9:00:28 PM UTC+5:30, rigs wrote: >> >> >> >> > To live. How do we know the condition of their souls? Death teaches >> >> >> > the rest of us that life is precious and brief. >> >> >> >> > On Jan 21, 8:03 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > > What you are saying , Andrew , is the spiritual lesson we take from >> >> >> > > the experience of others , but what is the spiritual purpose for >> >> that >> >> >> > > child or for the old man ? >> >> >> >> > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 7:11 PM, andrew vecsey < >> >> [email protected]> >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> > > > In suppose the spiritual purpose for the old man is to >> >> experience the >> >> >> > > > experience and to give the opportunity for others to react to >> >> this >> >> >> > > > experience. The spiritual purpose of the 1 year old is to >> >> experience a >> >> >> > very >> >> >> > > > short life. The purpose of any life is to experience, learn and >> >> teach. >> >> >> > From >> >> >> > > > the old man we can learn to be thankful of our own lives and >> >> learn how >> >> >> > to >> >> >> > > > live it right to try to avoid having a stroke. From the 1 year >> >> old we >> >> >> > cam >> >> >> > > > learn to be sympathetic and to ask questions that make us ponder >> >> about >> >> >> > the >> >> >> > > > purpose of it all. >> >> >> >> > > > On Monday, January 21, 2013 1:31:34 PM UTC+1, RP Singh wrote: >> >> >> >> > > >> An old man suffers a stroke and becomes a vegetable for the >> >> rest of >> >> >> > his >> >> >> > > >> life , a one year old child becomes sick and dies. What is the >> >> >> > purpose , the >> >> >> > > >> spiritual purpose for the old man or the child ? >> >> >> >> > > > --- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text - >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> --- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > > > --
